Margaret Cornett Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Margaret E. Cornett, age 87, of Damascus, Virginia, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia. She was a native of Mountain City, Tennessee and had lived in Damascus, Virginia most of her life. She was a daughter of the late David and Bertie Reece and was a member of the Laurel Community Church. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her husband of sixty-six years, Paul F. Cornett; three daughters, Lois Faris and her husband, Hunter, of Damascus, Virginia, Janet Tupay of Elk Park, North Carolina, and Patty Jones and her husband, Bob, of Bristol, Tennessee; two sons, Rex Cornett and his wife, Joyce, of Lebanon, Virginia, and Hal Cornett and his wife, Donna, of Bluff City, Tennessee; eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 7:30 PM Saturday, November 27, 2010 in the Riverview Chapel at Garrett Funeral Home with Rev. Leonard Smith officiating. The committal service and interment will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 28, 2010 at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 5:30 PM to 7:15 PM Saturday prior to the funeral service at Garrett Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent and viewed by visiting www.garrettfuneralhome.com. Mrs. Cornett and her family are in the care of Garrett Funeral Home, 203 N. Shady Avenue, Damascus, VA 24236, ph.#: 276/475-3631.

Margaret Cornett

September 28, 1923 - November 24, 2010